October 13, 2024 10AM

In consideration of others and as guests of West High School . . .

• Please silence your phone and watch.
• Name tags are a great start to a meaningful connection. Thanks for wearing one.
• If you’d like to give an offering, there are two baskets in the back or you can use the “Giving” tab at the bottom-right corner of the mobile app.
• Thank you for sitting close and singing loud. Let’s bring our full engagement and best attitude as we worship together.

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

The earth was without form and void,
   and darkness was over the face of the deep.
And the Spirit of God was hovering
   over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:2

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you
another Helper, to be with you forever, even the
Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive,
because it neither sees him nor knows him. You
know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you…
John 14:16-17

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit,
   whom the Father will send in my name,
he will teach you all things
   and remind you of all I have said.
John 14:26

When the Spirit of truth comes,
   he will guide you into all the truth,
for he will not speak on his own authority,
   but whatever he hears he will speak, and he
will declare to you the things that are to come.
John 16:13

Or do you not know that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have
from God?
1 Corinthians 6:19

Create in me a clean heart, O God,
    and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
    and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
    and uphold me with a willing spirit.
Psalm 51:10-12

Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ
does not belong to him.
Romans 8:9

And they went through the region of Phrygia
and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy
Spirit to speak the word in Asia. And when they
had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go
into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not
allow them.
Acts 16:6-7

“There is no worse screen to block out the Spirit
than confidence in our own intelligence.”
– John Calvin

“Every time we say, ‘I believe in the Holy Spirit,’
we mean that we believe that there is a living
God able and willing to enter human personality
and change it.”
– JB Phillips

WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP

God is spirit,
   and those who worship him
   must worship in spirit and truth.
John 4:24

SONG

Doxology

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow!
Praise Him, all creatures here below!
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host!
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!

All Creatures of Our God and King

[Verse 1]
All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing
Oh Praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam
Thou silver moon with softer gleam!
O, praise Him! O, praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

[Verse 2]
Thou rushing wind that art so strong
Ye clouds that sail in heaven along
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice
Ye lights of evening, find a voice!
Oh praise Him! Oh praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

[Verse 3]
Let all things their Creator bless
And worship Him in humbleness
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!
Oh praise Him! Oh praise Him!
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

SONG

Holy Spirit Living Breath of God

[Verse 1]
Holy Spirit, living Breath of God
Breathe new life into my willing soul
Bring the presence of the risen Lord
To renew my heart and make me whole

Cause Your Word to come alive in me
Give me faith for what I cannot see
Give me passion for Your purity
Holy Spirit, breathe new life in me

[Verse 2]
Holy Spirit, come abide within
May Your joy be seen in all I do
Love enough to cover ev’ry sin
In each thought and deed and attitude

Kindness to the greatest and the least
Gentleness that sows the path of peace
Turn my striving into works of grace
Breath of God, show Christ in all I do

[Verse 3]
Holy Spirit, from creation’s birth
Giving life to all that God has made
Show your power once again on earth
Cause Your church to hunger for Your ways

Let the fragrance of our prayers arise
Lead us on the road of sacrifice
That in unity the face of Christ
Will be clear for all the world to see

SCRIPTURE READING

Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom,
   although it is not a wisdom of this age
   or of the rulers of this age,
   who are doomed to pass away.

But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God,
   which God decreed before the ages for our glory.
None of the rulers of this age understood this,
   for if they had, they would not have crucified
   the Lord of glory.

But, as it is written,

these things God has revealed to us
   through the Spirit.
For the Spirit searches everything,
   even the depths of God.

For who knows a person’s thoughts
   except the spirit of that person, which is in him?
So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God
   except the Spirit of God.

Now we have received
   not the spirit of the world,
   but the Spirit who is from God,
that we might understand
   the things freely given us by God.

And we impart this in words
   not taught by human wisdom
   but taught by the Spirit,
interpreting spiritual truths
   to those who are spiritual.

The natural person does not accept
   the things of the Spirit of God,
   for they are folly to him,
and he is not able to understand them
   because they are spiritually discerned.

The natural person does not accept
   the things of the Spirit of God,
   for they are folly to him,
and he is not able to understand them
   because they are spiritually discerned.

SONG

Holy Spirit

[Verse]
There’s nothing worth more that could ever come close
No thing can compare, You’re our living hope
Your presence, Lord

I’ve tasted and seen of the sweetest of loves
Where my heart becomes free and my shame is undone
Your presence, Lord

[Chorus]
Holy Spirit, You are welcome here
Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere
Your glory, God, is what our hearts long for
To be overcome by Your presence, Lord

[Verse]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Let us become more aware of Your presence
Let us experience the glory of Your goodness

[Chorus]

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Children’s Ministry Park Playdate (10/19): Saturday, 9:30am-12pm. More details here.

Women’s Friendsgiving (11/9): Calling all women: here’s an official save-the-date: Saturday, November 9, at 10am for a Women’s Friendsgiving Potluck Brunch. Enjoy a time of fellowship and delicious food. Register and sign up to bring a dish here.

Jesse Tree ornament deadline (11/10): For everyone participating in the ornament exchange, here’s your friendly reminder that the deadline is Sunday, November 10, after the worship service. Email Danielle with any questions.

Deuteronomy Bible Study Part 2 (begins 10/25): Meeting on alternate Fridays at 7:30pm. If you didn’t attend the first part, come anyways!  Read up to Deuteronomy 16:17, and you’ll be caught up. Check out the details and register here.

OFFERTORY

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MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
After September 2024
YTD 2024 Projected Giving: $488,770
YTD 2024 Actual Giving: $481,101
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If you would like to give electronically, you may do so here or in the mobile app, select “Giving” at the bottom-right corner in the app. If you would like to give via cash or check, to King’s Cross Church, there are white baskets in the back of our worship space.

SERMON
“The Holy Spirit”

²⁴ Whoever keeps his commandments
abides in God, and God in him.
And by this we know that he abides in us,
by the Spirit whom he has given us.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit,
but test the spirits to see whether they are from God,
for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

² By this you know the Spirit of God:
every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ
has come in the flesh is from God,
³ and every spirit that does not confess Jesus
is not from God.
This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard
was coming and now is in the world already.

⁴ Little children, you are from God
and have overcome them, for he who is in you
is greater than he who is in the world.

⁵ They are from the world;
therefore they speak from the world,
and the world listens to them.
⁶ We are from God.
Whoever knows God listens to us;
whoever is not from God does not listen to us. 

By this we know the Spirit of truth
and the spirit of error.
1 John 3:24-4:6 (ESV)

SONG

King of Kings

[Verse 1]
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope, without light
‘Til from heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes

To fulfill the law and prophets
To a virgin came the word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt

[Chorus]
Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, three in one
God of glory, Majesty
Praise forever to the King of Kings

[Verse 2]
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross

For even in your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake you died

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
And the morning that You rose
All of heaven held its breath
Till that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death

And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who’d come
To the Father are restored

And the Church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel, shall not faint

By His blood and in His name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me

[Chorus]

BENEDICTION